A Prairie of Queen Anne’s Lace at the Union Bay Natural Area
August 9, 2012
A trail through the Union Bay Natural Area
The wet prairie of the Union Bay Natural Area is studded with Queen Anne’s lace.
The Union Bay Natural Area is a calming oasis in the heart of urban Seattle. It’s adjacent to the Center for Urban Horticulture and the Elisabeth C. Miller Library. The looped trail takes you past a wet prairie studded with Queen Anne’s lace and cornflower-blue chicory. There’s a pond, the shoreline of Lake Washington, lily pads and cattails.
Meadow with Queen Anne’s lace
Looks like a trap for insects!
A fork in the trail
Looking up — a lacy silhouette
Cornflower-blue chicory lining the trail
A place for a peaceful ramble
Great blue heron on the pond
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